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V.5.3 Pre-shared key mode (PSK)............................................................................................................36
V.5.4 Enterprise mode (802.1x, RADIUS)...............................................................................................36
V.5.5 Protected management frame (802.11w)........................................................................................37
V.5.6 Mesh Secure Authentication of Equals (SAE)................................................................................38
V.6 WIRED TO WIRELESS BRIDGING IN INFRASTRUCTURE MODE..............................................38
V.6.1 The problem....................................................................................................................................38
V.6.2 Solutions.........................................................................................................................................39
V.7 FAST ROAMING FEATURES.............................................................................................................43
V.7.1 Mono-channel vs. multichannel roaming .......................................................................................43
V.7.2 Proactive roaming vs. reactive roaming .........................................................................................43
V.7.3 What happens when the current AP fails........................................................................................44
V.7.4 Scanning.........................................................................................................................................45
V.7.5 Advanced Roaming settings ...........................................................................................................47
V.7.6 Authentication speed up .................................................................................................................49
V.8 ACKSYS MIB AND SNMP AGENT....................................................................................................52
V.8.1 Access methods ..............................................................................................................................52
V.8.2 Using the Acksys MIB ...................................................................................................................52
V.8.3 Managing configuration tables .......................................................................................................53
V.8.4 Using SNMP notifications (traps) ..................................................................................................54
V.8.5 Examples ........................................................................................................................................54
V.9 C-KEY HANDLING..............................................................................................................................56
V.9.1 Factory settings...............................................................................................................................56
V.9.2 Understanding configurations and their signature..........................................................................56
V.9.3 Not using the C-Key.......................................................................................................................57
V.9.4 Replacing a product on the field.....................................................................................................57
V.9.5 Working with the C-Key in the lab.................................................................................................57
V.9.6 Programming a set of identical C-Keys..........................................................................................58
V.10 SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL (STP).............................................................................................59
VI WEB INTERFACE REFERENCE.........................................................................................................60
VI.1 SETUP MENU.......................................................................................................................................60
VI.1.1 Physical interfaces..........................................................................................................................60
VI.1.2 Virtual interfaces ............................................................................................................................82
VI.1.3 Network..........................................................................................................................................85
VI.1.4 Routing / Firewall...........................................................................................................................87
VI.1.5 QOS................................................................................................................................................94
VI.1.6 Services...........................................................................................................................................97
VI.2 TOOLS MENU ....................................................................................................................................101
VI.2.1 Firmware upgrade.........................................................................................................................101
VI.2.2 Password Settings.........................................................................................................................101
VI.2.3 System ..........................................................................................................................................102
VI.2.4 Network........................................................................................................................................103
VI.2.5 Save Config / Reset ......................................................................................................................103
VI.3 STATUS MENU ..................................................................................................................................106
VI.3.1 Device Info...................................................................................................................................106
VI.3.2 Network ........................................................................................................................................106
VI.3.3 Wireless........................................................................................................................................107
VI.3.4 Services.........................................................................................................................................110
VII WIRELESS TOPOLOGIES EXAMPLES...........................................................................................111
VII.1 SIMPLE “WIRELESS CABLE”......................................................................................................111
VII.2 MULTIPLE SSID.............................................................................................................................112
VII.3 MULTIPLE SSID WITH VLAN .....................................................................................................113
VII.4 MULTIPLE SEPARATE SSID........................................................................................................115
VII.5 INFRASTRUCTURE BRIDGE + ROAMING................................................................................117
VII.6 POINT-TO-POINT REDUNDANCY WITH DUAL BAND ..........................................................118
VII.7 LINE TOPOLOGY REPEATER (SINGLE RADIO CARD)..........................................................120
VII.8 MULTIHOP TREE REPEATER .....................................................................................................122
VII.9 HIGH PERFORMANCE REPEATER.............................................................................................125
VII.10 FIXED MESH..................................................................................................................................127
